Nathan:My heart ached for Katerina whose eyes were fixed on the blanket in front of her.The way she spoke monotonously, and the way she avoided my eyes only made me realize how much it hurt her to live through what she has.I sat up, wrapping my arms around her, and pulling her to my chest. Katerina let out a quiet laugh before pushing me away gently, her eyes avoiding mine “I don’t need your pity, Nathan”“I am not pitying you, Katerina” I said, putting a finger under her chin, raising her face to make her look at me “not for a second, I am not. I was just trying to get to know you, trying to know where you came from, your past…”“I believe that sometimes, it is better for the past to remain in the past, don’t you think?” “Not always, malyshka” I said gently “sometimes it is better for us to accept and live through it. Yes, it hurts, but it is better than just hiding behind a shadow of anger or greed because of our pasts. I have my painful past too, and I too was forced away from
Katerina:I laid my head on the armrest of the couch as I got lost in my thoughts.University and classes started in two weeks, and the email of my scholarship withdrawal arrived earlier this morning, breaking my heart as it reminded me of the fate that I was forced to live because of my family.I was yet to tell Nathan about it despite wanting to, and seeing as I knew that hiding this from him would get me nowhere; I knew that the faster I got done with it, the better the outcome would be. My heart skipped a beat when I heard the house’s door open, and his scent filled my nostrils as he came inside. Inna and I were yet to talk about anything, and seeing as Nathan chose to delay his trip; I knew that he didn’t trust his mother alone with me at the pack.I got up from the couch as he entered the living room, wrapping my arms around him as I hugged him tightly. He kissed my cheek, wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me to his chest before he kissed the crown of my head. His eyes
Chapter 36Nathan:I looked at the woman who was changing her sweat pants and shirt to put on a pair of jeans and a white crop top with a smile on my face, admiring her body as she stripped and got dressed in front of me.“Do you think that your mum is going to find my outfit…?”“I don’t care about what anyone thinks, if you like it, then I know that you look gorgeous” I said, stopping Katerina whose cheeks reddened as she blushed. I watched as she put on white sneakers and walked toward me. I wrapped my arm around her, pulling her to the door as the two of us walked out of the room, heading down to the field where the pack members were either training or simply gathering. We walked out and I smiled when Skyler, Jade, and Amber waved at her, calling her to come while Carter walked toward me, fist bumping her hand before she walked toward the girls. “I take it that you two have finally managed to come to a proper agreement?” Carter teased.“Yes, finally” I said, shaking my head. The
Katerina:I kept my eyes on Inna whose hands shook as she processed what I said. Her eyes looked around the pack members who were watching the scene with wide eyes, clearly not expecting this to be my comeback or what was happening as a reaction.Her eyes met Nathan’s and I knew that she silently pleaded with him to help her in this situation; however, I also knew that by our rules and nature, not even Nathan could say anything about this. If anything, I was surprised that she hadn’t realized that before looking at her son for help.“Who do you think you are to speak to your Luna…?”“You are not my Luna, Inna” I said, stopping the woman from embarrassing herself anymore in front of the pack members “I am aware that you haven’t processed that, but I do suggest that you do, because if not, I will be sure to force you to do so my way. For now, I am still respecting that you are my husband’s mother, and that you are in the position of being my own mother-in-law, do not force my patience”
Nathan:I walked toward my mom’s house with a heavy heart.Never in my life did I think that I would be forced to choose between her and my duties as an Alpha; but it seemed like life has taken a path that not even I expected. I knocked on the door twice, watching as Vitaly opened the door, already knowing that it was me. He kept his eyes on the ground, avoiding my eyes as he took a step back, fearing my anger. But I wasn’t angry with him, I couldn’t be if I wanted to anyway. “She is in the room, and I don’t know whether or not she would want to see anyone right now” Vitaly said. I nodded, knowing that he was right. If anyone knew that mom would be more than just a little upset with me right now, it was me, but she needed to know that I didn’t like doing this anymore than she hated me doing it.I walked toward her room, knocking the door twice as I heard her crying inside the room. She wouldn’t respond, not that I expected her to anyway, and I sighed opening the door, walking inside
Katerina:“Hello?” I asked, rubbing the sleep from my eyes as I answered whoever was calling. Nathan, who was asleep by my side, opened his eyes, frowning in confusion at who was calling this early in the morning.“Hello, is this Mrs. Katerina Kozlov?” A man asked.“Yes, it’s me” I said, sitting up. Nathan sat up, shaking his head in confusion before a smile replaced his forming frown.“I am Professor Jasper from…”“Professor Jasper? As in the one professor we knew majoring in business laws?” I asked, looking at Nathan who wrapped his arm around me. I allowed myself to lay on his chest, relaxing in his embrace as he ran his hand over my stomach, resting his chin over my shoulder as he did. “Yes, I am proud to know that I am remembered” he said, arrogantly. I had to fight back a rude comeback, as the reason behind remembering the bastard was that most of his class, my classmates, failed during taking his course; I was surprised to know that I have passed back then, but seeing as I had
Nathan:I wrapped my arms around Katerina, hugging her tightly before heading out of the house to the garage where I knew Carter would be waiting. The two of us still had a lot of work to do, and knowing that I had to check on mom before leaving was something that I didn’t miss. I didn’t know how she was right now, but judging by what happened last night, I wasn’t stupid as to believe that she would be having a tea party.My eyes caught sight of Vitaly who was walking out of the house, his eyes were fixed on the ground as he walked toward the garage. “Vitaly” I said, breaking whatever train of thoughts he was lost in. He looked up at me, his eyes widening in surprise as he realized that he didn’t notice my presence before he smiled.“My apologies, Alpha, I wasn’t aware that you were here”“I can see that” I said, nodding at him “how are you? How was your night?”“It was well, thank you, and I am fine, I do hope that you and Luna Katerina had a nice evening” he said, politely. He was
Katerina:I walked out of the house to check on the pack members while Nathan was at work.Knowing that Inna wouldn’t be approaching me, at least I hoped so, I knew that I wouldn’t be encountering any other problems unless the pack members decided to rebel while their Alpha wasn’t around.I knew that I still had to go out to get my things for university, but I still wanted to make sure that things were going well out here within the pack’s ground before I left.“Katerina?” Jade called, her smile growing when she saw me out of the house “Alpha Nathan has allowed you out of the house?”“He never locked me inside, love, it was me who didn’t like going out when he wasn’t around or hadn't given me permission to do so. Anyhow, how are you? How’s things?” I asked, walking around the field. I smiled at the pack members who were preparing the arena for their training later and at those who were clearing out the fields in preparation for tonight’s shift.“I’m fine, things have been calmer than